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Parents concerned over poor health impact on children caused by climate change

Parents concerned over poor health impact on children caused by climate change

by Ruby Grisin | Mar 18, 2024 | Environment, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON – When Dr. Lisa Patel was working on a project for the Environmental Protection Agency in 2005, she visited a children’s hospital for asthma in Mumbai, India. After seeing the main parts of the center, she was surprised when the coordinators took her to a...
Growing wildfire problem requires new response strategies, lawmakers told

Growing wildfire problem requires new response strategies, lawmakers told

by Ruby Grisin | Mar 14, 2024 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON – With approximately 70,000 wildfires per year since 1983, federal agencies’ told senators on Thursday that emergency responses must be reformed to better aid impacted communities. The threat of wildfires is immense. From injuries and deaths to property...
To win youth vote, Republican Party needs to address the group’s concerns about climate

To win youth vote, Republican Party needs to address the group’s concerns about climate

by Lindsey Byman | Jan 23, 2024 | Campaign 2024, Environment, Featured

MANCHESTER, N.H. – The frontrunner in the GOP presidential race, Donald Trump, is continually vowing that if he becomes president, he will “drill, baby, drill” for oil and gas.  Such a message, however, runs counter to efforts by the Republican Party to attract young...
Video: Climate activists nervous about presidential election, call on Biden to do more

Video: Climate activists nervous about presidential election, call on Biden to do more

by Kunjal Bastola | Dec 11, 2023 | Environment, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON – With the presidential election less than a year away, some voters are apprehensive about the future of climate policy.  Many young climate activists have mixed feelings on President Biden’s climate progress, citing the Inflation Reduction Act as a win,...
Climate experts implore lawmakers to pursue solutions to increased extreme weather conditions

Climate experts implore lawmakers to pursue solutions to increased extreme weather conditions

by Kunjal Bastola and Jessica Ma | Nov 1, 2023 | Environment, Featured, Topics

WASHINGTON – Climate experts warned lawmakers about the effect of climate change on extreme weather during the first-ever congressional hearing on extreme event attribution, a field of climate science. They offered solutions to help Congress navigate more frequent and...
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